Is there a way to automatically spellcheck a message in Yahoo mail?
I have a client who uses Yahoo mail exclusively. He says he believes there is a way to automatically spellcheck his messages as he types. He would like this feature turned on in order to speed up his work. This is a browser based webmail only.
dobbshelp
Firefox seems to spell check everything I type whether it be a web form (like this comment box), webmail, web forms, etc ... So that might be an option. Another might be ASpell (http://aspell.net/). It sits in the tray and spell checks pretty much everything typed. So either of these may assist with more then just Yahoo Mail.
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As far as I know, he prefers to stay with Internet Explorer. The yahoo mail Compose page, which is used to write outgoing mail, has a Spellcheck button. He is thinking that there is a way to enable this Spellcheck to happen automatically while he types (like auto-complete in some versions of word processors).
In that case ASpell would be the better option. It spell checks everything as you type.
ASKER
Thanks for the input dobbshelp. I've tried downloading and installing ASpell on my own PC. Both my client and I are running Windows Vista Ultimate. I could not figure out how to configure ASpell. Do I need to compile with a C++ compiler? I found an .exe file on the Internet that a user claims he used to install ASpell (he also used an .exe to install the library.
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I've installed both ASpell and the dictionary from your hyperlinks above. I can't figure out how to get the spellchecker to automatically check as I type. The only shortcuts installed in the start menu are for documentation. When I read the manual, it instructs me on how to spellcheck files using the command line. I don't see any icon in the system tray.
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dobbshelp - I'm going to accept your solution and award you the points. The solution is not exactly what I was looking to provide for my client, but I think it is the best that can be provided to him. Thank you for your info.